FALL/WINTER 2015
MINNESOTA
NURSING A publication of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Better care for
MEMORY LOSS PATIENTS Gaugler looks at using technology to help caregivers and patients
10 Spotting the signs of sex trafficking
16 Nursing and Pharmacy form unique partnership
28 Inspirational alum shines in top spot at community clinic
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10 Slowing cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients
Cycling program may improve more than physical fitness
13 School celebrates arrival of birthing simulation manikin
Emily and baby Emmett provide a new level of learning
18 Partnership brings PAD expertise to rural Minnesota
Health and mobility of older adults expected to improve
18 School of Nursing opens memory care clinic
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Burnsville clinic serves patients with interprofessional care
35 Beloved teacher creates lasting legacy with scholarship Karin Alaniz says it’s been an honor to contribute to next generation of nurses
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF NURSING OUR MISSION To generate knowledge and prepare nurse leaders who create, lead and participate in holistic efforts to improve the health of all people within the context of their environments. OUR VISION The School of Nursing envisions a world where nurses lead collaborative efforts to attain optimal health for all people.
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DEAN Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, LMFT, LP, FAAN ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR FACULTY PRACTICE, PARTNERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Tom Clancy, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN BOARD OF VISITORS David Aanonson, pastor (ret.); Clara AdamsEnder, chief nurse executive, Army Nurse Corp. (ret.); Melanie Dreher, dean emeritus, Rush University College of Nursing; David Durenberger, former United States senator; Donald Gerhardt, chairman, Vital Simulations; Rahul Koranne, senior vice president for clinical affairs and chief medical officer, Minnesota Hospital Association; Richard Norling, senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; John Reiling, president and CEO, Safe By Design; Jeannine Rivet, executive vice president, UnitedHealth Group; Michael Rohovsky, corporate office of science and technology associate, Johnson & Johnson; Roy Simpson, vice president of nursing, Cerner Corporation; Timothy Tracy, provost, University of Kentucky; and Charlotte Weaver, former senior vice president and chief clinical officer, Gentiva Home Health & Hospice DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Barb Schlaefer PUBLICATIONS AND PROGRAMS MANAGER Brett Stursa PHOTOGRAPHERS Chris Cooper, Tim Rummelhoff, Scott Streble DESIGNER Tammy Rose CONTACT US Minnesota Nursing University of Minnesota School of Nursing 5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall 308 Harvard Street S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 Email: nursnews@umn.edu Website: www.nursing.umn.edu The School of Nursing also has a campus in Rochester, Minnesota, at the University of Minnesota Rochester. Minnesota Nursing is published semi-annually by the University of Minnesota School of Nursing for alumni, faculty, students and friends of the school.
Marie Manthey, PhD (hon.), MNA, FRCN, FAAN, was named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing this fall, which is the highest honor the organization bestows. Manthey is credited with creating the primary care nursing model. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing administration and a master’s degree in nursing administration from the University of Minnesota. Over the course of her career, she served as the associate director of nursing at the University of Minnesota Hospital, the assistant administrator and director of nursing at United Hospitals of St. Paul and the vice president of patient services at Yale New Haven Hospital. Manthey founded a consulting firm and currently leads a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting nurses who are struggling with addition or in recovery.
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FROM THE DEAN
Creating transformation Dear Friends and Colleagues: One characteristic every nurse hones throughout his or her career is the ability to anticipate and transform amid challenging circumstances. Whether caring for patients, leading systems or discovering new interventions, the most effective nurses are continuously assessing the situation, scanning the environment and processing new data to act with care and confidence. In recent years, the School of Nursing has responded decisively to new realities in health care and higher education in Minnesota, the nation and the world. • In response to a dearth of primary care providers and a new state law authorizing advanced practice nurses to practice to the full scope of their education and license, the school opened a patient-centered nurse led clinic in downtown Minneapolis. • This school was among the first in the nation to replace its Master of Science program with the Doctor of Nursing Practice program to address the growing need for advanced practice nurses educated to the highest level. Today our DNP program is the largest in the nation with a face-to-face component. • Our innovative offerings in integrative health and healing, nursing leadership and nursing informatics respond to consumer and marketplace demands for nurses with these areas of expertise.
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In response to a major demographic shift in the United States, the school has placed an emphasis on healthy aging research. In this issue, you will read about faculty who are continuously testing and discovering new interventions, technology and clinical models to help seniors live independently longer. One study is testing the feasibility of new electronic monitoring technology in improving the quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Another study underway looks at the impact of “mind, body, spirit” interventions such as yoga on the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. You will also read about an innovative new memory loss clinic we opened in August to serve the holistic needs of patients and their families through an interprofessional team approach. This fall we celebrate the redesign of Minnesota Nursing. The changes reflect the latest thinking in publication design, making the magazine and its online counterpart more accessible, visually appealing and concise—in response to your feedback. Our eyes scan the horizon, as we anticipate and nimbly respond to transform health.
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CHRONIC CONDITION INTERVENTIONS
Better care for
memory loss patients Gaugler looks at using technology to help caregivers and patients by Barb Schlaefer
When Jean Snyder locked herself out of her suburban home and did not remember the spare key hidden a few feet from the door, the progression of her memory loss surprised and frightened her family. The former teacher with an advanced degree needed a new level of care.
Snyder, 86, and her family are now early participants in the study. Three of Snyder’s adult children, as well as her professional caregivers, can check on her wellbeing using their phones or iPads at any time. More importantly, the system is customized to send out alerts for events that seem out of the ordinary for Snyder. The system of six to eight sensors and a base computer is programmed to recognize each participant’s home continued on page 8
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Photos: Scott Streble
This is not an uncommon scenario for memory loss patients and their families, according to School of Nursing Professor Joe Gaugler, PhD, who has conducted numerous research studies on Alzheimer’s disease Joe Gaugler, PhD and related dementia care. “Families often find themselves making major decisions in crisis,” he said. “Abrupt transitions in care can be traumatic, costly and sometimes run counter to the goals of the individual with memory loss and his or her family.”
One of Gaugler’s current studies is seeking answers about the efficacy of a sensor-based health monitoring system installed in the homes of memory loss patients. Designed to enable people with memory loss to live at home independently longer and relieve stress for family caregivers, the system is being installed in the homes of 100 randomlyselected people with memory loss. Family caregivers are then interviewed about their experience with the system over an 18-month period. The data will be compared with information about 100 people with memory loss who do not receive this technology.
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Jean is grateful to live independently to enjoy time with Jazz.
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The sensor-based health monitoring system is customized to send alerts for events that seem unusual for Jean.
continued from page 6 routines and living habits. Different types of sensors are placed in primary living spaces, as well as on exterior doors, refrigerator doors, toilets and other locations. Once the system was calibrated appropriately for Jean, the Snyder family found the information it provided to be reassuring, according to Kelli Snyder, Jean’s daughter-in-law. “The system can combine information from different sensors, so we will get customized alerts that really mean something,” said Kelli Snyder. “For example, we don’t need to know each time Jean gets up at night. But we do want to know if she is in and out of bed frequently at night, indicating a poor night’s sleep.” Individualized programming of the application is key to its usefulness to the family, says Sharon Blume of the The Lutheran Home Association and technology director for the study. Blume meets with families participating in the study and programs the system to issue alerts that are most appropriate to their situation. Some participants 8 | MINNESOTA NURSING
with memory loss live alone, while others live with a spouse, an adult child or professional caregiver. “Many families initially ask to receive alerts each time an exterior door is opened. But after a few days they might realize that instead, they only need this alert at night, or they only want this alert when it is followed by a period of no activity detected in the home for 15 minutes, which could indicate their loved one left the home,” said Blume. Kelli Snyder says that, for now, the monitoring system gives the family confidence and peace of mind, knowing that if patterns change they will know immediately. “This is not the permanent solution,” she said, referring to their family’s combination of professional care, frequent family visits and health monitoring technology. “But the technology has clearly given Jean more time to live happily at home with her dog, Jazz. And we now have more information that will help us know when the time is right to plan a move.” Gaugler and his research team were awarded a $1.2 million grant from
the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for this fiveyear demonstration study. The health monitoring system being evaluated, valued at $4,000 and provided free to study participants, is made by HealthSense, Inc. based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. WHO IS CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER? Recognizing the critical role the family caregiver plays in situations where a loved one has memory loss, Gaugler has focused his research on interventions that address the health and wellbeing of the caregiver. The typical family caregiver is female, age 48, with children of her own at home. She is often balancing demands of work, home and parenting with the care of a loved one with Alzheimer’s. Nationally, family caregivers in America provided approximately 18 billion hours of unpaid care to loved ones last year, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. “Clearly, family members are core to the care that people with memory loss receive, and we know from research
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Scott Snyder, right, visits his mom Jean weekly and takes her to church.
that if family caregivers are distressed, the people they care for are more likely to suffer from impaired quality of life or even earlier nursing home admission,” said Gaugler. MANY STUDIES. ONE GOAL. The health monitoring research project is the latest for Gaugler, who serves as editor in chief for the Journal of Applied Gerontology and co-authored Family Caregiving in the New Normal, with Robert Kane, published in May of this year. Gaugler is also leading a research project to examine how older people and their caregiving families utilize adult day services that was funded by the National Institute on Aging. Another study he directs is testing a personal health record for dementia caregivers to provide a centralized, secure repository for all health and care information, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research. Findings from a recent evaluation of a comprehensive counseling for adult children caring for parents with Alzheimer’s disease shed new light on
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“ The technology has clearly given Jean more time to live happily at home with her dog, Jazz. And we now have more information that will help us know when the time is right to plan a move.” how psychological supports can bolster confidence, reduce stress and improve wellbeing for caregivers. GAUGLER FINDS COLLABORATIVE HOME AT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Gaugler’s interest in improving the lives of older adults dates back to his undergraduate years when he volunteered at a senior apartment complex and later secured an undergraduate summer research fellowship at the University of Minnesota. After earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and history from Gustavus Adolphus College, he completed a master’s degree and a PhD degree in human development and family studies at the Pennsylvania State University. A post-doctoral opportunity
at the Center on Aging at the University of Minnesota brought Gaugler back to Minnesota, where he later joined the faculty at the School of Nursing. As home to numerous research studies on healthy aging and management of chronic health conditions, the School of Nursing at the University is a fitting academic home for Gaugler. “Nursing is at the forefront of significant changes in health care delivery,” said Gaugler. “It is incredibly exciting to work side by side with my nursing colleagues to tackle the challenges of chronic illness in the United States.”
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SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
Slowing cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients Cycling program may improve more than physical fitness by Barb Schlaefer
While many studies are emerging on the possible benefits of aerobic exercise for people with Alzheimer’s disease, findings are conflicting and inconclusive. A rigorous five-year study of 90 participants is underway at the School of Nursing that will determine with increased clarity, both the immediate and mid-term cognitive effects of a cycling program on people with Alzheimer’s disease. The $3 million study is funded by the National Institute on Aging. “Unlike some previous work in this area, our study requires participants to follow a closely supervised, carefully scheduled cycling regimen over six months,”said Associate Professor Fang Yu, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, the principal investigator for the project. “By ensuring that participants maintain
a prescribed heart rate during each of their 72 exercise sessions, we are setting a standard we anticipate will lead to more conclusive findings.” The clinical trial evaluates participants’ cognition every three months over a year and brain structural changes at three points in time: prior to starting the exercise program, at its conclusion and six months after conclusion. The two-part evaluation assesses participants’ memory, spatial function, language and executive function. Participants also undergo three scans using magnetic resonance imaging to measure the volume of the brain’s hippocampal, which is thought to be responsible for spatial memory, direction and navigation. “For Alzheimer’s patients, regular exercise is often the first activity dropped from their lives,” said Yu. “This project is designed to determine whether a sustained exercise routine can slow the progression of the disease.” Photo: Chris Cooper
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“ This project is designed to determine whether a sustained exercise routine can slow the progression of the disease.�
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Research Briefs INFORMATICS & SYSTEMS INNOVATION Why does Alzheimer’s disease progress rapidly in some people and slower in others? Assessing de-identified electronic health records of 1,600 patients with Alzheimer’s disease, School of Nursing scientists are building a predictive model to identify patterns of variability based on hundreds of patient characteristics ranging from physical and mental health, demographic and environmental data. Building upon this pilot, the model will then be taken to scale with longitudinal data on more than 30,000 patients. One goal of this multi-phase study is to predict individualized disease progression to inform early decision making for people with cognitive impairment. A second goal is to identify evidence that will help determine individualized treatments with the greatest potential to minimize rates of cognitive decline for patients, based on their individual characteristics. Project Lead: Assistant Professor ChihLin Chi, PhD, MBA Funding: $38,000 from the University of Minnesota, Grant-in-Aid
HEALTH PROMOTION Can a culturally relevant approach to prevention reduce risks for cardiovascular disease among African American men? Cardiovascular disease is a leading killer of African American men, accounting for 32 percent of deaths annually. This feasibility study will test a new model for prevention and health promotion, delivering health information and fostering peer accountability and support among small groups of men ages 40 to 70 years old. The peer group model of six to eight members is based on a
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generations-old model found to sustain well-being in Okinawa, Japan. The one-year pilot study, which is being conducted in partnership with the National USA Foundation, Inc., will be conducted at two Baptist churches. The pilot will inform the development of a program to promote enduring lifestyle change. The model is designed to be replicated nationwide in an effort to reduce risks and deaths from cardiovascular disease among African American men. Project Lead: Professor Ruth Lindquist, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAHA, FAAN Funding: $83,500 from the University of Minnesota Center for Healthy African American Men through Partnerships
SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT Is yoga an effective intervention for improving well-being for people with Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the neurological system that affects movement and for which there is no cure. An interprofessional research team with expertise in neurology, pharmacy, physical therapy, kinesiology and geriatric nursing is conducting a clinical trial to gather evidence on the effects of a semi-weekly Hatha yoga practice on symptoms of people with Parkinson’s disease, including oxidative stress. Physiological, biomechanical and additional data will be collected at baseline and completion of the program. The 12-week randomized control trial will inform the feasibility and design of a larger randomized controlled trial that examines the effects of yoga on Parkinson’s symptoms and other biometrics. Project Lead: Assistant Professor Corjena Cheung, PhD, RN, FGSA Funding: $29,000 from the University of Minnesota Grant-in-aid program
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Professional development events Pediatric Trauma Nursing Conference – Tackling Trauma: Basics and Beyond Oct. 19, 2015 Minneapolis Airport Marriott
Internal Medicine Review and Update 2015 Nov. 11-13, 2015 The Commons Hotel, Minneapolis
4th Annual Integrative Approach to Psychiatric Mental Health Care Nov. 13, 2015 Radisson Blu, Bloomington
Integrative Healthcare Symposium Annual Conference February 25-27, 2016 New York Hilton Midtown
Florence Schorske Wald Lectureship on Palliative Care and Hospice Care April 10, 2016 Double Tree by Hilton, Bloomington
2016 Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care Annual Conference April 11-12, 2016 Double Tree by Hilton, Bloomington
School of Nursing Research Day April 22, 2016 McNamara Alumni Center American Nurses Credential Center credits offered. See www.nursing.umn.edu/ continuing-professionaldevelopment.
ED CE AT RU ES A IROCN H
Photo: Scott Streble
School celebrates arrival of birthing simulation manikin
Emily and baby Emmett provide a new level of learning by Brett Stursa The School of Nursing celebrated the arrival of baby Emmett at 1:16 p.m. on July 15. Mother, Emily, and baby are resting comfortably in the school’s simulation center.
managing high risk situations. Both pre-licensure students and students in the midwifery specialty of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program will be able to practice attending births with the manikin.
The arrival of the new birthing simulation manikin, which portrays realistic birthing scenarios, was a welcomed addition to the array of simulated technology the school offers.
The purchase of the new birthing simulation manikin was made possible due to a generous gift from Lynette Thompson, a nurse whose husband served as a neonatologist at the University of Minnesota.
“As a learner, I want to take every opportunity to practice so that I can provide my patients with the best care possible,” said Gina McBride, a midwifery student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
“There is a huge menu of new learning opportunities,” said Professor Melissa Avery, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN. “Simulation offers the opportunity to practice realistic scenarios for both common situations and those that do not occur in the actual clinical setting as often. Students can practice realistic emergency clinical scenarios in real time and be more prepared in a real clinical setting.”
The manikin has more capabilities than the previous full body simulator students used, as it is now possible for someone to simulate the voice of the patient, fostering communication. In addition, since the baby can be monitored, students can practice
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E D U C AT I O N
Spotting the signs of
sex trafficking
DNP student Kelsey Lessard is training providers
by Brett Stursa
Are providers equipped to recognize and help victims of sex trafficking in the moment? Nearly 90 percent of sex trafficking victims receive health care while they are being trafficked, according to a 2014 study. This means providers are well positioned to identify and provide resources to victims. Yet, providers, themselves, often admit they are not aware of the issue. Doctor of Nursing Practice student Kelsey Lessard, MN, RN, PHN, is hoping to do something about the lack of awareness by offering educational programs to health care providers. “As health care providers, we’re not really talking about sex trafficking, but there is such a need,” said Lessard, who is a post-partum nurse at a birth center as well as a DNP student in the women’s health nurse practitioner specialty. “It has all these other issues involved. We need to talk about trauma-informed care and patient-centered care. Nursing is a great realm for all of that.” 14 | MINNESOTA NURSING
Her work on raising awareness about sex trafficking meets the DNP program requirement to develop and implement an evidence-based project to advance systems level change. Her efforts gained the attention of her peers, who recently awarded her with the School of Nursing Excellence in Innovation Award. DEFINING THE ISSUE The issue of sex trafficking, defined as a situation where a commercial sex act is induced by using force or fraud, can conjure notions of foreign women being kidnapped and locked in chains. “Really, the truth is that it’s girls in our own communities who are being coerced and manipulated into trafficking. They are coming from these places where they have been neglected and abused, and they are very vulnerable. The cycle begins,” said Lessard. She’s learning first-hand about the realities of sex trafficking from women at Breaking Free, a non-profit organization that assists women who are victims of sex trafficking. The topic was also discussed in class with women’s health nurse practitioner students. “We encourage
E D U C AT I O N students in the program to look at how public policy, politics, access and economics affect health care for women. The sex trafficking issue touches on all of those niches,” said Diana Drake, DNP, APRN, WHNPBC, WHNP specialty coordinator and Lessard’s adviser. Megan Peters, another WHNP student, is working with nurses at a women’s correctional facility to increase their awareness of prisoners who were victims of sex trafficking and their increased risk for prison rape. Drake said these projects highlight the work being done to provide health care in context. “For us to stay relevant and competitive in our education we have to look beyond the brick and mortar clinics we all know,” said Drake. “We need to look at the other ways we can be serving people in the community and bring health care to them.” EDUCATING PROVIDERS The training that Lessard created will help health care providers identify victims of sex trafficking and recognize their specific health care needs. Asking questions like, “tell me about that tattoo” or “can you come and go as you please?” can yield telling answers.
Another key component to the training will be teaching culturally appropriate and effective communication. That can mean making sure providers see patients alone, without the trafficker, and avoiding words like prostitute and hooker, as many survivors say they don’t identify with those words. Lessard will also provide resources that providers can share with victims. The education sessions are being offered at a public health clinic, a reproductive health care clinic and in a DNP student training setting. She expects to train about 40-50 providers, and the program will be evaluated with pre- and post-testing. After graduating, Lessard hopes to continue working with sex trafficking victims. “The only way we’re going to make changes in sex trafficking is by working with social workers, law enforcement agencies and with other entities to really combat it. My hope is that eventually I will be able to work at a place where I can spread that awareness.” Drake is confident Lessard will succeed. “She’s riding a zeitgeist, so to speak, of how we look at sex trafficking as health care providers,” said Drake. “She’s doing wonderful work, more than wonderful.”
Screening leads to detection Student addresses health disparities By Brett Stursa Angelina Silko is acutely aware of the barriers that prevent many women in the Russian immigrant community from accessing health care. As a member of the community, she was taught long ago that the health care system should be used as a last resort. She has seen how lack of insurance and lack of trust in health care providers discourage women from seeking care. But as a Doctor of Nursing Practice student, Silko also is aware of the importance of preventative care. So for her scholarly project, she organized breast cancer screenings for women at her Russian Baptist church. The project proved particularly valuable for one woman, who tested positive for breast cancer. She has since had a mastectomy and will be receiving genetic testing. The woman continues to share her story with other members of the church in hopes of promoting breast cancer screenings.
“I was encouraged to find out that we caught this cancer in its earliest stages,” said Silko. “I think that it served as an awakening for many of the women in this church and other Russian Baptist churches in the Twin Cities that this could happen to them and that mammography can and does save lives.” Before organizing the screening, Silko first sought to better identify the barriers that prevent women from seeking out care. Then, she looked at how to eliminate them through education and access. Her work culminated in the breast cancer screening, including mammography, at the church. “It was important it was in their community, in an environment that they felt comfortable navigating,” said Silko. Nineteen women received breast cancer screenings. “Angelina observed health disparities in her community regarding breast cancer screening and she was
Angelina Silko, second from left.
determined to correct that,” said Clinical Assistant Professor Maria Ruud, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, who is Silko’s adviser. “Angelina did a beautiful job of blending the knowledge she gained about the scientific evidence with the knowledge she has about the community. She is in a unique position to deliver vital health care information in a manner that will be received and has the potential to save lives.” nursing.umn.edu | 15
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OUTREACH
First-of-its-kind
partnership with College of Pharmacy benefits students, patients Clinical pharmacists have office hours at nurse-led clinic by Brett Stursa Students and patients alike are benefiting from a firstof-its kind partnership between the School of Nursing and College of Pharmacy at the new University of Minnesota Health Nurse Practitioners Clinic in Minneapolis. The School of Nursing opened the nurse-led clinic in April. In July, the clinic’s services were expanded when a clinical pharmacist joined the provider team. The clinical pharmacist is not dispensing medications, which is typical of a retail pharmacy. Instead, the clinical pharmacist is providing her expertise in medication therapy management. “We have always envisioned the Nurse Practitioners Clinic as being interprofessional,” said Thomas Clancy, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, associate dean for faculty practice, partnerships and professional development. “At the same time the College of Pharmacy was interested in developing new models of care that were interprofessional.”
are employing clinical pharmacists to provide services in their outpatient clinics,” said Kylee Funk, PharmD, BCPS, who works at the Nurse Practitioners Clinic. In the six large health systems in the Minneapolis area, there are 70 full-time clinical pharmacists providing care in outpatient settings. While nursing students already complete clinical rotations at the clinic, their pharmacy peers will begin rotations next summer. “I think the value to students is the real life experience of working in an interprofessional care practice,” said Clancy. “I think they will learn to respect how each profession can bring different perspectives to the overall plan of care, making it better.”
Patients benefit from this interprofessional approach. “Medications, even one, can require a deep and complex understanding of many aspects of the medication itself and the patient,” said Clinic Director Jane Anderson, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC. “Having a pharmacist partner will facilitate this process.” Patients see a clinical pharmacist to review and optimize their medications. The pharmacist works to make sure those medications are appropriate, safe, convenient and working well for the patient. As the number of people on multiple medications with complex needs increases, so does the need for clinical pharmacists who can work collaboratively with providers as a resource on medication management. “Clinics in Minneapolis are very receptive to clinical pharmacy services and many major health systems
Jane Anderson, left, and Kylee Funk. nursing.umn.edu | 17
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Partnership brings PAD expertise to rural Minnesota Health and mobility of older adults expected to improve By Barb Schlaefer Approximately 20 percent of Americans over the age of 70 have peripheral artery disease. This chronic condition causes blockages in the arteries that feed the legs, depriving leg muscles of oxygen, which can lead to debilitating pain. People with the disease are at greater risk of heart attacks, strokes and amputations. The pain sensation gets worse with walking, which can limit patients’ ability and desire to be active. Many believe the leg pain is an incurable Diane Treat-Jacobson symptom of growing older. “Despite its high prevalence and often severe symptoms, peripheral artery disease is an underdiagnosed and undertreated condition, especially in rural communities,” said Professor Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAAN, project director and lead researcher on effective interventions for the disease. Now, School of Nursing clinicians and researchers who have made groundbreaking discoveries in the diagnosis and treatment of this painful vascular disease are partnering with five health centers in greater Minnesota to improve outcomes for patients. A lead partnership with Fergus Falls-based Lake Region Health Care began this summer, with four more community sites in other parts of rural Minnesota to be named later this year. Aimed at boosting the health and mobility of older adults in rural Minnesota, the PAD PRAIRIE Initiative enables the University to bring targeted expertise, education and resources to five communities. The three-year project will build the capacity of health care professionals, including public health staff, to diagnose, manage and treat patients with the condition, as well as educate the public on prevention. The PAD PRAIRIE Initiative is made possible by a grant from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation.
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School opens memory care clinic Clinic serves patients with interprofessional care By Barb Schlaefer The School of Nursing memory care clinic helps people with the complex medical, psychological and environmental challenges often triggered by Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions. The overarching goal of the clinic, opened in August, is to foster the wellness and improve quality of life for people living with neurocognitive disorders, as well as their family caregivers. Personalized care plans are co-created to reflect client needs, priorities and preferences. Each client’s care team will be based on individual needs and may include members such as counselors, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, physicians, occupational therapists, social workers and community-based services. Siobhan McMahon, PhD, MPH, APRN, GNP-BC, a gerontological nurse practitioner and assistant professor, leads the clinic. She says this more proactive model of care aims to improve the quality of care for the person with memory loss while optimizing caregiver roles and facilitating access to relevant clinical and community-based services, often in one appointment. “These aims are critical,” said McMahon. “The quality of health care for people with neurocognitive disorders is – at best – inconsistent. This inconsistent quality often manifests as avoidable hospitalizations and associated complications such as delirium, cognitive decline and functional decline. These can lead to preventable personal, Siobhan McMahon social and economic suffering.” Mark Reese, a licensed professional counselor who specializes in mental health care for families dealing with memory loss, is a member of the clinic’s care team. Reese appreciates the value of serving families as an integrated and collaborative team in one location. “We help entire families cope with the grief and stress that can come with changing roles and having to manage a family member’s life,” said Reese. “Our team is able to help the family learn about the disease, make informed plans and better care for themselves.” The memory care clinic is a collaboration of the School of Nursing, University of Minnesota Health and Fairview Health Services. It is located in the Internal Medicine Care and Treatment Clinic in Burnsville, Minnesota.
CENTER NEWS
CENTER DIRECTOR: Jean Wyman, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN
MINNESOTA HARTFORD CENTER OF
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING EXCELLENCE
Center boasts many achievements; re-envisioned center coming in 2016 The Hartford Center boasts a long list of accomplishments since it was funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation as one of nine national centers of nursing excellence. Over the past eight years, the center supported the career development of doctoral and pre-licensure students. Scholarships were awarded to 33 graduate students (PhD and DNP), and the Emerging Gerontological Nursing Scholars program provided funding to 18 pre-licensure students to involve them in faculty-mentored research. The center convened 24 journal clubs, providing opportunities for students, researchers and practitioners to discuss important gerontological research. The center created a highly successful and innovative faculty development program called Facilitated Learning to Advance Geriatrics, which was ultimately adopted and disseminated by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. FLAG
equipped 328 faculty and graduate students from more than 100 nursing programs in 33 states with new skills and compelling classroom materials to engage students in learning about the care of older adults. To strengthen the capacity of regional nursing programs, the Midwest Gerontological Nursing Education Alliance was established to encourage networking, leadership and support. Through its annual meetings, participants became leaders for gerontological nursing at their home institutions. We thank the John A. Hartford Foundation for its commitment to gerontological nursing education and care. We especially thank the students, staff, faculty and contributors from the wider School of Nursing community who made the center so successful. Look for a re-envisioned center to continue under a new name and an expanded mission in 2016.
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CENTER DIRECTOR: Daniel J. Pesut, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
CENTER DIRECTOR: Linda H. Bearinger, PhD, RN, FAAN, FSAHM
KATHARINE J. DENSFORD INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR
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Dialogue Series advances
Partnering for healthy student outcomes
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One of the goals of the Densford Center is to convene and connect communities of practice, learning and research to create a desired health care future. In service of this goal, the center’s Dialogue Series is moving ahead. In addition to topics on creativity and wisdom, the center added timely policy topics to its Dialogue Series. Policy dialogues were launched in the spring of 2015, providing opportunities for nurses, health care leaders and stakeholders to become engaged and aware of current health care policies likely to affect their professional practice. Clinical Assistant Professor Eileen Weber, DNP, JD, RN, PHN, is coordinating the policy dialogues. The first policy topic was HIPAA 2.0 What’s New? with Alessandra Swanson from the Office of Civil Rights in Chicago, Illinois. The dialogue provided an informative discussion on the latest HIPAA rulings, the review of sanctions and best practices to avoid sanctions. The policy dialogue Medical Cannabis: Implications for Providers brought in Tom Arneson of the Office of Medical Cannabis at the Minnesota Department of Health to discuss new legislation. Another policy dialogue is planned to discuss current legislative efforts around the 2015 Compassionate Care Act. In the future be on the lookout for the debut of the practice topics, too, which will be forums to discuss innovative models of nursing care and how advanced practice nurses are leading the way to create a desired 21st century health care system. Visit: http://z.umn. edu/yqc for further information.
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What if 20 minutes every week helping middle-school youth learn skills for managing oneself responsibly and getting along better with others could improve grades, school attendance and graduation rates? And, what if it would mean teachers felt more effective in managing their classrooms? Wouldn’t it be worth the classroom and professional development time? A group of University of Minnesota researchers are asking these questions in a new study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A team led by Barb McMorris, PhD, associate professor and faculty in the Center for Adolescent Nursing, is working in two economicallydisadvantaged schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, training and coaching teachers in a youth-development paradigm that helps Associate Professor young people reach their Barb McMorris, PhD potential. At the same time, McMorris and her colleagues are guiding teachers on a curriculum that targets the social and emotional skills of young people. Called Positive Action, the curriculum can be taught in 20-minute classroom sessions every week. Transitioning from elementary to middle school can have challenges that impact health and well-being into adulthood – ones that can lead to poor academic achievement and increases in fighting, bullying and substance use. Fortunately, research suggests that improving social and emotional skills can have a wide-ranging positive impact. Moreover, students with better social and emotional skills will be more engaged and teachers can feel more effective in the classroom. Watch for future results from this research called “Partnering for Healthy Student Outcomes,” funded through the UMN’s Healthy Youth Development • Prevention Research Center (Director: Renee Sieving, PhD, professor).
CENTER NEWS CENTER DIRECTOR: Jayne Fulkerson, PhD
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CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH
Grant reviews assist members The Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research operates as a collegial think-tank. The center offers guidance to members in many ways, but primarily by providing manuscript and grant reviews. Center members participate in live mock reviews with other members. The center is pleased to welcome two new faculty members to the roster. Both have actively participated in grant reviews recently. Barbara Peterson, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, is a clinical assistant professor who teaches as well as works as a clinical nurse specialist for CommunityUniversity Health Care Center in Minneapolis. Peterson’s research Barbara Peterson, PhD, interest in the field of APRN, PMHCNS-BC child and adolescent mental health has also led to a variety of grant opportunities. Two of her grant proposals were recently peer reviewed by center members. Anne Chevalier McKechnie, PhD, RN, IBCLC, is an assistant professor with research interest in understanding the needs of families who continue pregnancies after fetal diagnoses and who are preparing to care for their children with special health care needs. She is developing and testing family-centered interventions to enhance strengths and reduce risks for parents and their Anne Chevalier McKechnie, PhD, RN, IBCLC children during this early, formative time. During her brief time as a center member, McKechnie has submitted both a letter of intent and grant proposal that were peer reviewed by our center members.
CENTER DIRECTOR: Bonnie Westra, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
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NURSING INFORMATICS
Innovative nursing informatics education options The Center for Nursing Informatics continues to innovate in education. In addition to offering the “Interprofessional Health Informatics Course” as a regular graduate level course, a comparable course is offered through Coursera. The Coursera course is offered on demand, without charge, and with a certificate of completion if desired for a small fee. “Interprofessional Healthcare Informatics” is a graduate-level, hands-on interactive exploration of real informatics tools and techniques offered by the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota’s National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. It incorporates technologyenabled educational innovations to bring the subject matter to life. A similar course is offered for professional development through the AMIA 10 x 10 program. The course is offered four times per year and completion of this online course results in 56.25 ANCC contact hours. Students completing the AMIA 10 x 10 course and then later choosing a graduate degree in nursing can petition out of the required graduate level course without additional charge. Check out www.nursing. umn.edu/continuing-professional-development to learn more. FALL EVENT The center is hosting a community event to engage community members, students and faculty interested in nursing informatics on Oct. 13. The focus of the meeting is to share student practicum and career opportunities for nurse informaticians. Learn about the Big Data Science Expert Groups and how you can become involved. Health system and corporate partners also will share the exciting work they are doing and how that is relevant for students and graduates alike. Register at www.nursing.umn.edu/ icnp/index.htm.
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CENTER NEWS CENTER DIRECTOR: Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, LMFT, LP, FAAN
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CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
CENTER DIRECTOR: Jean Wyman, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN
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Global connections PhD student receives prestigious scholarship Faculty in the center have a strong history of research and scholarship that has a national and global reach in the area of care coordination for children with special health care needs and their families. In 2015, the center has hosted several visiting scholars from Japan.
From left, Miyuki Nakai, Ann Garwick, Linda Lindeke, Akemi Kurosawa-Matsuzawa, Casey Hooke, Wendy Looman and Matsuko Doi.
Akemi Matsuzawa, PhD, RN, MA, PHN, is working with center faculty, students and graduates during her year-long sabbatical. She is focusing on learning about effective models of care coordination and telehealth nursing for children with special health care needs in the U.S. that could be helpful for families in Japan, especially those living in rural areas. Matsuzawa is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at Ibaraki Christian University in Hitachi, Japan. Her faculty sponsors are Wendy Looman and Ann Garwick. The center also recently hosted master’s degree alum Miyuki Nakai and former visiting scholar Matsuko Doi, PhD, RN. Nakai and Doi co-authored Japan’s first pediatric physical assessment textbook and instructional videos, with consultation from center faculty member Linda Lindeke, PhD, RN, CNP, FAAN. They returned to Minnesota to learn more about undergraduate nursing education and use of simulations in particular. Nakai is currently pursuing her PhD degree as she serves as Doi’s assistant. Doi is dean of a new bachelor of science in nursing program that will incorporate innovative teaching strategies at Aichi Kiwami College of Nursing in Ichinomiya, Japan. 22 | MINNESOTA NURSING
PhD student Mary Whipple was selected to receive the prestigious Patricia G. Archbold Scholarship, which was awarded to only one student this year, by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. The award provides $100,000 of scholarship support over a two-year period, along with funding to attend the national Hartford Nursing Leadership Conference. Whipple holds undergraduate degrees in biology and psychology from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and in nursing from the University of Minnesota. She first became interested in Mary Whipple gerontological nursing PhD Student as an undergraduate student when she provided home care for an elderly family friend with dementia. Her passion to work with older adults was further shaped by a fall suffered by her grandmother. Due to poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes and a number of post-surgical complications, her grandmother transitioned to a skilled nursing facility. This influenced Whipple’s desire to pursue a nursing degree and conduct research to improve the health and quality of life of older adults. Whipple will be working with her mentor, Professor Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAAN, on a project related to peripheral arterial disease and with co-mentor Assistant Professor Kristine Talley, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC. For her dissertation research, she plans to study older adults who have both diabetes and peripheral artery disease in order to better understand the barriers these individuals experience with exercise. She will also study their falls, fear of falling, functional decline and quality of life.
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AWARDS AND HONORS Three faculty to be inducted as AAN Fellows The American Academy of Nursing announced that three School of Nursing faculty will be inducted as Academy fellows. They are Clinical Associate Professor Jeanne Pfeiffer, DNP, MPH, RN, CIC, Clinical Associate Professor Teddie Potter, PhD, RN, and Associate Professor Fang Yu, PhD, RN, GNP-BC. In addition, alumna Ngozi Mbibi, DNP, RN, will be inducted. Other Minnesota nurses leaders to be inducted include Rep. Erin Murphy and Pamela Johnson, Mayo Clinic’s chief nursing officer. Clinical Associate Professor Mary Chesney, PhD, RN, CNP, FAAN, was appointed as the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners’ representative to the Institute of Medicine’s Care Culture and Decision-making Innovation Collaborative. The ongoing project will identify and advise best practices for disseminating evidence-based interventions related to patientcentered, team-based care and informed patient/family decisionmaking. Assistant Professor Corjena Cheung, PhD, RN, FGSA, received the Midwest Nursing Research Society Self-Care Junior Research Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize a researcher whose research related to self-care progressed beyond the dissertation. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses awarded Professor ad Honorem Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, with the Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career.
Jeanne Pfeiffer
Clinical Associate Professor Teddie Potter, PhD, RN, was selected as the recipient of the Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award, which honors University of Minnesota faculty, staff and students who exemplify a standard of excellence in creating respectful and inclusive environments. In addition, Potter’s book Transforming Interprofessional Partnerships: A New Framework for Nursing and Partnership-Based Health Care was honored with the Capstone International Nursing Book Award by Sigma Theta Tau. Potter co-authored and published the book with Riane Eisler in 2014. Clinical Associate Professor Lori Rhudy, PhD, APRN, ACNSBC, CNRN, was elected president-elect of the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing, which is the certification board for certified neuroscience registered nurses and stroke certified registered nurses. Associate Professor Cheryl Robertson, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, received the University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award. This award is the highest honor the University gives to a faculty member for service to the community.
Teddie Potter
Fang Yu
Clinical Associate Professor Missy Saftner, PhD, APRN, CNM, and Clinical Associate Professor Kathryn White, DNP, APRN, CRNA, were appointed to the advanced practice registered nurse advisory council for the Minnesota Board of Nursing. The council provides recommendations to the Board of Nursing regarding APRN practice and reviews prescribing trends. Associate Professor Bonnie Westra, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, received the 2015 Advising and Mentoring Award from the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly. Professor Jean Wyman, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN, was appointed to the Research Strategies Group to help shape research priorities for the University of Minnesota.
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AWARDS AND HONORS Associate Professor Fang Yu, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, was awarded fellow status in the Gerontological Society of America, the world’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education and practice in the field of aging. She will be inducted as a fellow at the organization’s annual scientific meeting in November.
Professor Renee Sieving, PhD, RN, FSAHM, FAAN, received the Outstanding Nurse Award for Nursing Research from Mpls.St. Paul Magazine.
ON THE BOOKSHELF Professor Joe Gaugler, PhD, is the lead author with Robert Kane of Family Caregiving in the New Normal published in May.
BRIEFLY Informatics specialty ranked 2nd in the nation
School receives Future of Nursing Scholars grant
The School of Nursing’s graduate program in nursing informatics was ranked second in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The program prepares nurses to lead in the growing field of health information technology, linking the needs of clinicians, patients and researchers with real-time data and tools to improve health services and outcomes.
PhD students Grace Gao and Helen Fu were named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Future of Nursing Scholars and will receive $125,000 each to use over three years to complete their PhD degrees. The School of Nursing is one of 25 nursing schools nationwide to receive funding to increase the number of nurses with PhD degrees. Gao is a public health nurse with a background in integrative health. She is investigating the best nursing practices for population health maintenance and promotion through the generation of nursing data and knowledge using the Omaha System. Fu is a nurse practitioner who would like to use her clinical experience in research to help make improvements in health care delivery, particularly among underserved populations.
Student services office moves The Office of Student and Career Advancement Services moved to the second floor of the Weaver-Densford Hall. The new space is easier to access for students.
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Grace Gao and Helen Fu
Professor Dan Pesut, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, co-authored the book Bounce Forward: The Extraordinary Resilience of Nurse Leadership with Elle Allison-Napolitano, published in March by the American Nurses Association.
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NEW APPOINTMENTS Barbara Beacham, PhD, RN, joined the school as an assistant professor. Beacham earned a PhD degree at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a post-doc fellowship in behavioral nursing research at Indiana University School of Nursing. She earned a master’s degree in nursing from Seton Hall University and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Thomas Edison State College. Her research focuses on the interaction between family management and self-care in children with chronic health conditions. Rozina Bhimani, PhD, DNP, RN, CNP, CNE, joined the school as an assistant professor. Bhimani earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and a PhD in Nursing degree from the University of Minnesota. She was the first person to earn both degrees in Minnesota. She earned a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University. Her research focuses on symptom experiences in movement disorders and disabilities. Previously, she was the DNP program director at St. Catherine University. She also works as a family nurse practitioner at North Point Health and Wellness Center. Becca Brown, MN, RN, PHN, joined the school as research coordinator for the Healthy Aging and Mobility Initiative, which Professor Diane TreatJacobson is leading. Previously, Brown worked as a research assistant. She graduated with a Master of Nursing degree from the University of Minnesota in 2013. Barbara Champlin, PhD, RN, joined the school as a clinical assistant professor. She earned a PhD degree in education from the University of Minnesota, a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Gustavus Adolphus College. Previously, she was an associate professor at St. Catherine University and an assistant professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She specializes in mental health nursing.
Megan Ellerson, RN, joined the school as the laboratory/ simulation manager. Ellerson has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Loyola University in Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fordham University in New York. Before joining the school, she served as donation coordinator at LifeSource in St. Paul. Melissa Horning, PhD, RN, PHN, joined the school as an assistant professor. She earned a PhD degree in Nursing from the School of Nursing. Her research focuses on child and parent influences on food purchasing that contributes to obesity. Horning was a pre-doctoral fellow at the School of Nursing and had a National Institutes of Health-funded pre-doc award. She has also worked as a research assistant and as a public health nurse. Kathleen Javor joined the school as an executive office and administrative specialist. She has an educational background in English and secondary education. Previously, she owned a radon measurement business in Chicago. She supports the Office of Academic Programs and program directors. Alex Lunde joined the school as an executive office and administrative specialist in the Dean’s Office/Human Resources. She earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and applied economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has spent the last two years working as a human resources office assistant in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin.
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NEW APPOINTMENTS
Marc Skjervem joined the school as the director of the Office of Student and Career Advancement Services. Previously, he was director of marketing and recruitment for Carlson School of Management and director of brand experience development for Hamline University. He earned a master’s degree in higher educational administration from Illinois State University and a bachelor’s degree from Concordia College. Samantha Sommerness, DNP, RN, CNM, joined the school as a clinical assistant professor. She earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Minnesota, a master’s degree in nursing from University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Portland. Sommerness served as an Army nurse from 1993 to 1998 and as an advanced practice perinatal leader at Fairview Southdale Hospital. Diane Willer-Sly, DNP, RN, CNP-BC, joined the school as a clinical assistant professor. Willer-Sly earned a DNP degree from the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the health status of geriatric dementia patients in assisted living settings. For the past two years, she has been a School of Nursing teaching specialist. Willer-Sly holds a Level II certification in Reiki healing and works as a nurse practitioner with HealthPartners Geriatrics. 26 | MINNESOTA NURSING
CURIOUS?
HOW?
Dereck Salisbury, PhD, joined the school as a clinical assistant professor. He earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Southwest Minnesota University, a master’s degree in health, physical education and recreation from South Dakota State University and a PhD in kinesiology from the University of Minnesota. Previously, he worked as a teaching and research assistant at the School of Nursing and, more recently, he was an assistant professor at Concordia University. His research interests include the study of exercise intervention for reduction of inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE NURSING ALUMNI SOCIETY
Supporting the nurse leaders of tomorrow Clarice Warme Ottoson, BSN ’54, had a special reason for attending May’s nursing commencement. Fifty-one years after obtaining her degree, she had the pleasure of watching her granddaughter, Stephanie Grogan, walk across the Northrop stage to receive her baccalaureate nursing degree. Following her own graduation, Clarice was a nurse to pediatric patients of Dr. C. Walton Lillehei—who was performing the first open-heart surgeries. She cared for infants and children from all over the world. Later, she worked in public health, at the VA Hospital in St. Cloud and as a psychiatric nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd. Clarice shares that Stephanie enjoyed being in the School of Nursing and that it has been rewarding for them to share their nursing experiences. Clarice still meets regularly with her reunion class. Now that’s the kind of endorsement that we appreciate hearing. With more than 10,000 living alumni, the School of Nursing Alumni Society strives to support student success, enrich the lives of alumni and advance the work of the school. This fall we have welcomed our incoming students on behalf of the alumni board at the BSN, MN, DNP and PhD orientations. We have gathered with alumni and students on the U of M Rochester campus to view and discuss The American Nurse documentary. We’ve celebrated September’s Homecoming festivities and have engaged students, alumni and staff in the U of M Day of Service by volunteering for the Hennepin County Medical Center’s food shelf program. Working with the School of Nursing Foundation board, we honored this year’s scholarship recipients, including the five students who are receiving the Nursing Alumni Scholarship. Looking ahead, robust planning is underway for nursing’s annual Alumni Spring Celebration and Reunion on April 21, 2016. With a tradition that began last year, we will be presenting the 50 year BSN graduates with Golden Medallions. Honored reunion classes will include the 1966, 1976, 1991 and 2006 graduates. As usual, all alumni and friends are welcome to attend.
Fifty-one years after Clarice Warme Ottoson, left, earned a nursing degree from the U of M she watched her granddaughter Stephanie Grogran earn one.
Whether you received your nursing degree last year, like Stephanie, or more than 50 years ago, like her grandmother Clarice, you have an important story to share. You can play a key role in encouraging and supporting the nurse leaders of tomorrow. Please stay connected with our great University. Visit nursing.umn.edu to learn more about upcoming alumni events and volunteer opportunities.
Deb Cathcart, DNP ’14, MS ’83, RN President, Nursing Alumni Society
Laurel Gackle Mallon Director of Alumni and Donor Relations
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Nurse leader shines in top spot Sahra Noor says she uses nursing education skills daily as CEO By Brett Stursa
Sahra Noor’s rapid rise in health care leadership hasn’t gone unnoticed. After being named CEO of People’s Center Health Services, a federally qualified health center in South Minneapolis, she was honored with awards, including the 40 under 40 Award from the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal. Earlier this year she was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton to the Task Force on Health Care Finance and elected co-chair. While the praise is appreciated, she says her work keeps her grounded. We asked her about the lasting impact of living in Kenyan refugee camps, what it takes to lead a clinic and how her nursing background helps her as a CEO.
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How did spending your teenage years in Kenyan refugee camps impact your decision to pursue a career in health care? During my years in the refugee camps, I realized that the ones in the camp who were making a difference and saving lives were people in health care. Most of the care was delivered by nurses and nurse-midwives. I remember watching a young midwife manage the care of multiple women in various stages of labor with limited supplies and medications. She was calm and in full control of the situation that was chaotic and desperate. It was then that I made a mental note to myself that if I ever escaped the camp and got an education, I wanted to be a nurse.
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You earned a master’s degree in nursing and health systems administration from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Why did you seek out that degree? I wanted to get a broader perspective of the issues I was facing as a bedside nurse. I liked that the program was interdisciplinary, offering advanced training in nursing, public health and health systems administration. Enrolling in the program was one of the best decisions I made. The course work was challenging but also flexible. I met wonderful colleagues, friends and mentors through the program.
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“ We rely on our colleagues in public health, economic development, housing and social services to collaborate with us so, together, we can keep our patients and our communities healthy.”
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How does your nursing background impact your current position as CEO of People’s Center Health Services? I think the biggest challenge as a leader is establishing credibility and building trust with staff, patients and stakeholders. I think nursing education emphasizes interdisciplinary team work, patient-centered approach to decision making and critical thinking. These are the skills I learned in nursing school and I still use daily in my role. My goal as a leader is to be thoughtful and deliberate in my decision making. I have to keep the patients, staff and communities’ best interests at heart.
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What are the top three characteristics that make an effective leader in health care? Why? Communication, integrity and trust. The health care industry is changing rapidly and leaders have to effectively communicate to keep everyone informed about what these changes mean and how they affect our care delivery model, employees and communities we serve. Integrity is a
very important characteristic. A leader has to walk the talk and keep his or her promises. Building trust with people is critical to health care leadership. Establishing closer proximity to the people you lead, forming healthy relationships and setting expectations all help in establishing trust. I personally view leadership as a journey, not a destination. The key to success is self awareness. Humility goes a long way. We make mistakes. We stumble. People are more forgiving of a leader who admits faults than one who projects an image of perfection.
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What is the most pressing challenge in providing quality health care at the People’s Center Health Services? The most pressing challenge is overcoming traumatic life experiences and socioeconomic needs of our patients, which directly impact their overall health and quality of life. The majority of patients and families we serve are resilient but they have limited access to basic necessities in life such as food, transportation, employment
and affordable housing. People’s Center and its providers have a 45-year history of providing compassionate care to low income communities, but they are limited in their ability to address these complex issues in a 15 or 30-minute clinic visit. We rely on our colleagues in public health, economic development, housing and social services to collaborate with us so, together, we can keep our patients and our communities healthy.
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How are you tackling that challenge?
We provide care coordination, health education, housing advocacy, legal services and navigation services but the demand for services continues to grow. We are continuing to seek collaborative partnerships with nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups and government agencies. We also do a fair amount of advocacy work with legislators and elected officials both locally and nationally.
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Honoring
nurse leaders Alumni Society names award recipients
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING This award honors a faculty member who is nominated by current nursing students. The recipient is recognized for creativity in teaching, a high interest in students as individuals, for demonstrating high levels of clinical knowledge and for being an influential role model. Assistant Professor Erica Schorr, PhD, RN, was honored as an excellent educator who embodies the qualities of respect, patience and inquiry. Schorr began teaching at the school after earning a PhD degree here in 2013. She gained respect almost immediately from her students, who said she treats them as colleagues. Her students say she is illustrative, engaging, energetic and creative. Known for her prompt follow-up when questions arise during class, she provides best practices with evidence-based answers. Her personalized feedback helps shape the perspective of student nurses and future clinicians.
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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI HUMANITARIAN AWARD The award recognizes a graduate of the school for exceptional humanitarian service in a health care environment. The recipient provides distinguished service that brings honor to the nursing profession, the School of Nursing and to the University. Rosemary Fister, MN, RN, has well over a decade of experience assisting homeless and precariously housed individuals in accessing health care or having a smoother transition upon discharge from the hospital. Her commitment to this population, and recognition of the health challenges faced by many of her clients, led her to a career in nursing. She graduated from the Master of Nursing program in 2010. Currently a Doctor of Nursing Practice student in the psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner specialty, her commitment to serving those most in need continues. She volunteers at a southern Mexico clinic that serves Central American migrants on the border between Mexico and Guatemala.
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RISING STAR AWARD The award recognizes a recent graduate of the School of Nursing who is achieving noteworthy success. The recipient is recognized for career accomplishments, entrepreneurial endeavors and scholastic work. Megan Voss, DNP, RN, was honored as an exemplary Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate, role model and health care provider. She has a passion for supporting sustainable and integrative nursing models of care, and she has a deep dedication to bridge the gaps between the research and the practice of integrative health. Voss was in the first DNP Integrative Health and Healing cohort and graduated from the program in 2013. She is an integrative therapies program manager at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital’s bone marrow transplant program.
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE NURSING STUDENT AWARD This award recognizes an exceptional graduate student who contributes knowledge to the profession of nursing through research and explicates nursing’s social mandate to respond to the health concerns of society. Melissa Horning, PhD, RN, was honored for her strong advocacy for child and family health, her productive research focusing on nutrition education and obesity prevention and her skillful commitment to working with students and study participants from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. Horning understands the moral and ethical issues of health care. She has had great success in the peer-review publishing arena and is contributing greatly to nursing science. After earning a PhD degree earlier this year, she began her appointment as an assistant professor this fall.
OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENT This award recognizes an extraordinary undergraduate student who demonstrates leadership and commitment to service, competency in the delivery of nursing care that reflects sensitivity to diverse and underserved populations and consistent use of critical thinking skills to evaluate knowledge and advance nursing practice. Katherine Harley, BSN, was honored for her effective leadership in creating a strong nursing presence at the free, student-run Phillips Neighborhood Clinic in Minneapolis. She was recognized for her dedication and enthusiasm for serving vulnerable populations. As an emerging nursing professional, she effectively responds to the need for creative innovations in health care delivery.
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IN MEMORY
Lynn Soppeland Assimacopoulos, BSN ’62, published a second book, Separated Lives. It describes the true story about her search as a genealogical hobbyist for a young man’s birth parents. The book is available online at Dorrance Publishing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.
University, was named chair of the Board of Review for the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education.
Ruth E. Lesch, BSN ’40
Steven J. Mund, DNP ’11, CRNA, was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. FACHE is a professional certification sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives. Mund is the director of anesthesia for Sanford Health in Fargo and is active in the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
Vernice Helen (Meyer) Wessman, BSN ’43
Christopher K. Dietz, DNP, BSN ’82, received the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Dietz, who recently retired after 18 years as associate director of the Mayo Clinic’s anesthesia program, is one of eight 2015 alumni award winners. He helped to develop and implement master’s and doctorate of nurse anesthesia programs at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He was named Graduate Educator of the Year from the Mayo School of Health Sciences and won the Outstanding Nurse Anesthesia Educator of the Year title three times. Avis Johnson-Smith, DNP ’08, RN, CNS, CPNP-BC, FNP-BC, of the Angelo State University graduate nursing faculty received the 2015 Outstanding Faculty Practice Award from the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Johnson-Smith is a clinical professor and coordinator of the ASU Nursing Department’s online Family Nurse Practitioner graduate program. Margaret (Peg) McCormick, MA, BSN ’77, RN, recently graduated from a counseling psychology program at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She has opened a private practice in Denver, Listening to Cancer, where she works with people affected by cancer. She uses a holistic approach, considering body, mind and spirit. Gretchen Mettler, PhD, MSN ’84, CNM, assistant professor and director of the nurse midwifery program at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve 32 | MINNESOTA NURSING
April Rowe-Neal, MSN ’08, received tenure and was promoted to associate professor at Luther College. She has been on faculty since 2008, teaching in the medical/surgical courses and pathophysiology courses on the Rochester campus of the nursing department. Prior to teaching at Luther, Rowe-Neal served as the student nurse preceptor for the Hennepin County Medical Center and the Education Committee co-chair at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Four alumni were honored by Mpls. St. Paul Magazine in July as 2015 Outstanding Nurse awardees. The public and the health community nominated nurses of excellence in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. The nominations were then vetted and judged by nurses working in the profession. Winners of the 2015 Outstanding Nurse Awards include: • Melissa Christensen, MSN ’04, Outstanding Nurse in Children’s Health • Mary Kay Borgstrom, MSN ’08, Outstanding Nurse in Mental Health • Renee Sieving, PhD ’96, Outstanding Nurse Researcher • Linda Christinsen-Rengel, MSN ’09, Outstanding Nurse in Women’s Health
Shirley Podas Lewis, BSN ’41 Evelyn Jeanette (Olson) Preston, BS ’43 Ruth Theodora Schlieve, BSN ’44 Dorothy M. (Kelso) Graham, BSN ’45 Helen Cummings Merrill, BSN ‘47, BS in Education ’53 Margaret D. Horton-Davis, BSN ’47 Helen Jane (Johnson) Williams, BSN ’48 Elizabeth P. Batchelor, MS ’49 Lois M. (Cam) Ramsett, BSN ’50 Nancy Lathe Bauer, BSN ’52 Shirley Margaret (Knecht) Bersagel, BSN ’52 Marguerite A. Bonthuis, BS ’52 Mary Elizabeth Olson Gray, BSN ’56 Patricia Catherine (O’Neil) Quinn, BS in Nursing Education ’57 Carol Louise Damberg, BSN ’58 Bethine Sax Bernhisel, BSN ’61 Elaine J. (Lundquist) Koecher, BSN ’61 Sarah Gomez Erlach, MPH ’62 Glenda J. (Haversack) Larson, BSN ’68 Elaine G. Davis, BSN ’69 Marjorie D. (Haag) Kuhl, BSN ’71 Katherine Joy Aby, MSN ‘74 Lisa Anderson Have, BSN ’74 Jean A. (Macheledt) O’Leary, BSN ’77, MPH ’80 Sue Ann Carol Ness, BSN ’78 Wendy Renee Kochevar, MSN ’88 Jillayn Lindahl, MSN ’94
ALSO REMEMBERED Frederick W. Rahr During his tenure as president of the Rahr Foundation, the board funded the Rahr Boardroom in the Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership and established the Rahr Fellowship in Nursing Research.
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Every Gift. Every Minute. As we begin a new school year, we give thanks to those who have given of their time and resources to make our mission possible. Quite simply, we could not do what we do for our students, faculty and to advance research without the 1,055 donors who provided $3.8 million to the School of Nursing this past year. We also couldn’t be more grateful for the alums and friends who volunteered to support and mentor students and engage with others working to advance nursing education. Whether it’s donations of time or resources, we are humbled by the tremendous support that comes from our alumni, friends, faculty, staff and grateful patients. Behind every gift and every minute is someone who wants to make a positive difference. While the motivation for giving to the school varies greatly, each person has chosen to be impactful beyond their tenure, their time of study or, for that matter, beyond their own lives. Consider these stories behind recent contributions. • Over the past 22 years, more than 80 Jewelry Sale volunteers have raised $205,000 to support nursing scholarships. Plans are underway to host the final benefit sale on Dec. 9-10 and to honor its founding chair, the late Florence Ruhland. • In the spirit of preserving our school’s history to build our future, the Heritage Committee debuted a new webpage that will educate new generations on the impact the school and its graduates have made on the University and throughout the world. • Honoring the memory of his beloved wife and her work as the School of Nursing Foundation’s first chair, John J. Spillane created the Elva Walker Spillane Endowed Leadership Fund. • As a career nurse whose husband served as a neonatologist at the U of M for 42 years, Lynette Thompson provided funding for an advanced birthing simulator so our students learn to best assist mothers and babies during childbirth. Each gift and every minute is important and helps create a new future for the school – thank you!
John Kilbride Director of Development
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DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Our imprint on licensed
nurses in Minnesota Licensed APRNs in MN:
6,359
62%
of licensed nurse-midwives have degrees from U of M
School of Nursing produces DNP graduates in Minnesota
66%
RNs with BSN degree or higher in MN:
32,635
RNs with a pre-licensure degree from U of M:
3,157 34 | MINNESOTA NURSING
* Data provided by Minnesota Board of Nursing, May 2015, and Minnesota Office of Higher Education
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Beloved teacher creates lasting legacy with scholarship Karin Alaniz says it’s been an honor to contribute to the next generation of nurses By Brett Stursa Karin Alaniz began teaching at the School of Nursing in 1977. Over the years, she’s gain a reputation for her inspirational influence on students. “I have been grateful throughout the years to have had the opportunity to work with undergraduate students,” said Alaniz. “Teaching and mentoring has been my passion. To me it isn’t work; it is my pleasure and honor to be able to contribute to the next generation.” Karin Alaniz was named Professor ad Honorem by the School of Nursing.
While her teaching days came to an end in 2014, after being diagnosed with a
brain tumor, her impact on the school and its students continues. She recently established an endowed fund, the Dr. Karin L. Alaniz Scholarship, for students enrolled in the School of Nursing. Preference will be given to students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Alaniz hopes the scholarships make it possible for students to continue their education with a little less financial burden. “I want to support our future nurses in the only way I know how and am fortunate to be able to do so,” said Alaniz.
EXPAND YOUR
INFLUENCE
With the Doctor of Nursing Practice in nursing informatics Now offered primarily online, with one visit to campus each semester. Ranked #2 in the country by U.S. News and World Report, the nursing informatics specialty at the University of Minnesota prepares nurses to improve patient care and outcomes through application of health information technology. Nationally recognized informatics faculty empower nurses to combine their nursing experience with skills in information management, analysis and diverse technical applications. Graduates are sought by health systems and hospitals as well as software vendors and higher education. Scholarships available Nursing.umn.edu/informatics nursing.umn.edu | 35
Shareholders Report 2015 SHAREHOLDERS REPORT KEY Presidents Club Members are honored for lifetime giving to the School of Nursing and include the following recognition levels:
(P) John Sargent Pillsbury Society Lifetime gifts or pledges of $10 million +
(B) Builders Society Lifetime gifts or pledges of $1 million +
(R) Regents Society Lifetime gifts or pledges of $250,000 +
(T) Trustees Society Lifetime gifts or pledges of $100,000 +
(C) Chancellors Society Lifetime gifts or pledges of at least $25,000
(H) Heritage Society Recognizes future gifts
(Ch) Charter Members Donors who joined the Presidents Club at the $10,000 to $24,999 level prior to its reorganization July 1, 1998 * Indicates Deceased Donors The Dean’s Circle recognizes donors who invest in the School of Nursing by making an annual gift of $1,000 or more. Every gift is important, although space limitations only allow us to list donors who have made gifts of $100 or more between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Kindly please let us know if we have inadvertently omitted your name or misrepresented your contribution. Contact: John Kilbride Director of Development 612-624-2428 kilbride@umn.edu $100,000 - $999,999 Bentson Foundation (P) Robert L. Karlstrand (R,H) Martha Pitel* (T) John J. Spillane (T,H) $10,000 - $99,999 Karin L. Alaniz (C) Emily Carol Hennings Anderson (C,H) Shirley A. Berglund* (T) Jeanne A. Brandt*(C) Lorena W. Jacobson (C) Katherine R. Lillehei* (B) Mary Nyquist Koons & James Koons (C) Koons Family Fund Oregon Community Foundation (C) Margaret H. & James E. Kelley Foundation (R) 36 | MINNESOTA NURSING
Jeremy G. Nyquist (C) David R. Pitts Pitts Family Foundation Dewey Ramlo (T,H) George & Millicent Reilly (T,H) Lynette J. Thompson (C) Betty & Cornelius Wiens (C) $1,000 - $9,999 Allina Health System (R) Bob & Nancy Anderson Family Fund-Minneapolis Foundation Nancy E. Anderson Barbara & Dan Balik (H) Mary & John Barkman Dawn M. & George S. Bazarko Arvilla & Norman Beckman
Karl E. & Kristin A. Bennett Marlys G. & Ronald J. Boehm Boehm-Gladen FundFidelity Charitable Gift Fund John R. Brand & Karen L.* Brand (C) Kathleen Buckwalter Cynthia L. Bultena (Ch) Children’s HealthCare (C) Mary Lou Christensen (C,H) Frederick D. Conrad & Jean McIntyre Conrad Fund-Minneapolis Foundation (H) June L. Cook-Lapidus & Neil N. Lapidus Kathryn S. Crisler (C,H) Caroline M. Czarnecki Gail C. & D. Jack Davis Connie White Delaney (C,H) Fairview Health Services (R) Ann & William Findlay Sandra F. Fonkert Arlene T. & Bradley A. Forrest Susan J. Forstrom (C,H) John & Nancy Frobenius Family Fund-Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Ann E. & Dave R. Garwick Judith M. & Donald E. Gerhardt Sarah M. Gutknecht Judith Komives Harris (C,H) Meri E. & Donald V. Hauge Judith A. Haviland Erika M. & Alan R. Hodnik Elizabeth Maertz Johnson J. Stanley & Mary W. Johnson Family Foundation Patricia S. Kane (B,H) Carol & Donald Kelsey (C) John S. & Kari Kilbride Laura & Seth Kirk Harry C. Lefto (C,H) Sharon L. Lehmann (H) Marie E. Manthey (C,H) Karin E. & John W. Marshall Ida M. Martinson (C,H) Maria R. McLemore & Alexander Hines Barbara J. Merrill Marilee A. & John W. Miller (T,H) Christine A. Mueller (H) Claire Christopherson Nelson & Gary D. Nelson Jeremy G. Nyquist (C) Susan K. O’Connell Park Nicollet Health Services (C)
Barbara A. & William R. Pearce Judith M. Pechacek & Lisa M. Hedin Jeanne Pfeiffer Christine R. & Thomas E. Poe Anne M. Pryor Nancy & Gregory S. Rehkamp John & Judith Reiling Sharon A. Ridgeway Patricia A. & Jerry Robertson (R,H) Michael & Karen Rohovsky Gloria H. & Orlando Ruschmeyer (Ch) Beth Kaider Schafer & Robert P. Schafer Jr Joyce M. Schowalter (C,H) Carolyn I. & Clinton A. Schroeder (C,H) Christine H. & Michael J. Seitz (C,H) Sigma Theta Tau International (C) Diane Klein Smith Southwest Florida Chapter-U of MN Alumni Association St. Cloud Hospital & CentraCare Health System Joan C. Stanisha Nanci R. & Philip A. Sweet Virginia & Kenneth Syring Eugenia R. Taylor & M. Virginia Betlach (C) Chandra L. Torgerson & Rhonda Battleson Julie L. & Steve A. Vanderboom Sadie Vannier (C) Nancy DeZellar Walsh & Michael R. Walsh Mary A. Warne Vernon E. Weckwerth Nora K. & Henry L. Weisensee Ted Weisensee Mary C. & Jan C. Wenger (C) Mary Ann & Jim White (C) $500 - $999 3M Foundation (C) Elizabeth W. Abraham Bernard P. & Cindy L. Aldrich Helen & Paul Bowlin Bud & Sue Eugster Fund –Inland NW Community Foundation Susan S. Eugster Marlene A. Fondrick Lois E. Freeberg-Requa Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare Nancy A. Gross
Gail A. Hille James N. & Marjorie A. Jacobsen Kappa Phi Sigma Theta Tau Susan S. Lampe (H) Judith A. Leatham Carol A. Lindeman (H) Chris A. McDonald Medtronic Philanthropy Kathryn E. Mitchell & Terrance M. Brueck Derry Ann Moritz & Charles R. Shepard* (T) Diane E. Mortenson Ann Moser Stephen J. O’Connor Jane M. Persoon Patricia K. & Mark H. Sanders Nancy L. Schamber Barbara S. Schlaefer Wendy Sharpe & Jim Early (H) Phyllis M. Smith Richard L. & Judy Torgerson Douglas T. Vander Linden Harold W. & Judy D. Walter Evelyn O. Williams $250 - $499 Lorraine Baumgardner John H. & Karen M. Borg Frances N. Bower Deidre A. Brossard Brown Family Foundation Nancy V. Dagg Carol A. Delage Sandra R. & Phillip L. Edwardson (C,H) Karen S. Feldt Jayne A. Felgen Kay J. & Nile R. Fellows (Ch) Ruth K. & John G. Freymann Jane A. Gisslen Leslie K. & Terrence Hakkola Barbara J. Hanks Lynda R. Hardy Kathryn D. Hathaway Michael R. & Susan M. Heller Karen D. & David Herman Beth K. & George H. Hower Kathryn H. Hoyman IBM International Foundation Coral S. Joffer Katherine J. Justus Ruth C. Kahn Elinor K. Kikugawa Ruth C. Kingsley Linda G. Klammer Adeline C. Leraas Mary Ann McGuire
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Minnie & Maurice Weisberg Fund-St Paul Foundation Betsy Neff Georgia G. Nygaard Joanne M. Pedersen Daniel Pesut & Susan Ziel Mary Phillips Joan O. Stickney Carrie A. & Dawn M. Strief Gerald B. Weisberg Mary J. Zimmerman
Phyllis M. Dahl Jodell E. Dahl Alice B. Daugherty Susan K. Dewey-Hammer Christopher K. Dietz & Jo Anne Judge-Dietz Susan C. & Bryan E. Dowd Constance R. Dunphy Robert & Lou Ann Dykstra Marlene R. & John C. Ellis Rebecca J. Enos Kristin L. Epland $100 - $249 Norman E. & Joan M. Erickson Kay M. Acton Edward A. & Kathleen A. Mary G. Alberts Fagerlund Carolyn R. Allen Walter R. Fetterley Lynn A. Almquist Bernette L. Finley-Drawe Ione B. Ambrose Dennis D. & Eugenia R. Ameriprise Financial Inc. Flatness Harriet H. & John F. Winifred D. Fossum Anderson Jeanne E. Freiburg Mary Angstman Elizabeth A. Freitas Larry L. Asplin (H) Margaret H. Fullinwider Marianne E. Baez Dante A. & Maria T. Gabriel Dorothy E. Baker George D. Gackle Mary P. & Louis W. Banitt Kim A. Gaines Patricia A. Barnes Marietta L. Garavaglia Linda K. Bauck-Todd Joanne L. Gardner Bonnavieve M. Bear Kathy S. Gatzlaff Arlinda J. Befort Dorothy P. Geis Dorothy C. Bevis General Mills Foundation Jodi Billy Donna Z. & Thomas C. Bliss Susan E. Girard Lynda K. Glick Linda M. Bloomquist Loretta J. Goddard Mary M. Bonnabeau Mary R. Goering Cheryl L. Brandt Timothy J. & Molly M. Betty J. & Eugene H. Goodyear Brandt Carrie A. & Charles R. Reva J. Brandt Grafstrom Arthur S. Brecher Jan & Larry Green Elizabeth P. Breen Nancy J. Greenwood Beverly A. Bridges Kevin C. & Felicia L. Busch Elaine R. Greiner Michael R. Griffin Carmen D. & James R. Cynthia R. Gross Campbell Thomas F. & Marilyn N. Brenda H. Canedy Hady Wilbur F. Cant Jaclyn M. Hagen Dayton C. & Gwen K. Mary Jo & Mark A. Hallberg Carlson Betty & Patrick E Hanna Craig M. & Catherine A. Patricia M. Haskett Carlson Jan K. Haugland Lori L. Carlson Jenny W. & Cory W. Carney Meredithe Hedenstrom Ronald C. & Margaret J. Jean A. Carraher Hegge Richard T. & Sarah W. Phyllis H. Hegland Chamberlain Katherine L. Heller-Ostroot Huey-Ling Chen Denise A. Herrmann Lynn M. Choromanski Debra L. Herzan Parker Jonathan A. Cipriani Mary K. Hicks Margaret L. Cleveland Avis M. High Virginia B. Clifford Dennis H. Hochsprung Monica Colberg Margaret J. Hoff Michael P. & Lynn M. Convery Frances M. Hoffman Sheila A. Corcoran-Perry Sharon E. Hoffman Scott A. & Jill E. Cordes Casey Hooke Karen A. Cruz Rhoda T. Hooper
Maureen P. & David M. Horton Mary L. Hovland Shirley A. & David R. Hubers Debra J. Hurd Linda M. Hussey Nancy J. Irvin Cecelia B. Jennewein Mary M. Jewison Martha A. Jones Julie Katseres Kristen A. Keirsey Colette B. Kerlin Barbara L. Kern-Pieh Mark S. & Mary Jo Kirschbaum Miriam S. Kiser Patsy M. Klose Barbara A. Koenig Judith G. Kreyer Janet L. Krueger Sharon A. Kuechenmeister Carol S. Kuehnel Andrea L. Kuich Joseph A. Ladner Mary W. Lagaard Gwyn E. Lang Deborah A. Langlois & Michael P. Podobinski Stephen D. Larson David L. Larson Maureen A. & John F. Lawson Ruth A. & Benjamin C. Leadholm (R,H) Becky J. Lekander Ruth E. Leo Angela M. Lessard Betty L. Lia-Hoagberg Yea-Nah A. Liao Alice A. Litton Elizabeth C. Lundeen Susan J. & Erik J. Lundquist Patricia A. Madden Linda J. Mahlberg Ann M. Maland Laurel Gackle Mallon Carole A. & Paul Maltrud Sue A. Marguleas Philip W. Maus Carin W. McClelland Sara A. McCumber Malcolm S. & Sonia R. McDonald Donald E. & June E. McGrath McGrath Family Fund Willmar Area Community Foundation Rosella H. McManus Alison C. Mickelson Suzanne R. Milbright William & Louise Miller Connie L. Moore B. Ruth Morehead Rebecca D. Murray
Greg & Cheryl A. Myhr Debra A. Naegele Michael Nedbal Pamela J. Nelson Cheryl A. Nelson Judith K. Nemecek Network for Good Catherine A. Neuenfeldt Nancy J. Ng JoAnn Nielsen Karen M. & Robert L. Noble Susan L. Noel Carol D. Nordgaard Jean A. Norrbom (Ch,H) Thomas L. & Shirlee L. Nystrom Claire S. O’Connor Frisch Jacquelyn J. & Theodore A. Olson Alison H. Page Lucy A. Paquin Anne L. Pavlich Bonnie C. Pearson Barbara A. Peickert Donna Penyak Louis H. & Ruth A. Peters Paula G. Peterson Nancy J. Peterson Claire S. Pfau Joanna L. Pierce (C,H) Jessie Pinney Joanne M. Porwoll Rose M. Raleigh Sheryl A. Ramstad Mary A. Rapacz Andra L. Rasmussen Ruth M. Reed Marcia A. Renaux Linda D. Ridlehuber Michael J. Ringhand Judith F. Rogers Julie K. & Bruce A. Rohrig Charlotte A. Rollie Laurel A. Rose Diane K. Rose Phyllis M. Roseberry La Vonne J. Russell Hootman Lorraine H. & Glenn S. Ryberg Jerald Sandahl Laura A. Sandquist Marta K. Schee William J. & Rochelle A. Scheela Alice J. Schmidt Muriel Schoon Mary A. Schorn-Rhoda Martha A. Schroth Florence M. Schubert (H) Lori A. Schutte Dorine R. Seaquist Molly Secor-Turner Sandra S. Seidel Juliana L. Shultz Patricia A. Shuster Marilyn J. Simonds
Marion T. Smith Marjorie J. Smith Judith J. Snow Delphie J. Sorenson Joseph Sorenson Raymond J. Spack & Dianne M. Bartels Justine J. Speer Joan D. Stenberg Scott Stensrud Ben F. & Mary O. Stephens Joyce Stevens Thomas I. & Angeline E. Stone Mary Kay Stranik & Mark A. Nammacher Ruth Stryker-Gordon (H) Kristie L. Sward Peggy K. Swensen Connie L. Swenson Judith M. Szalapski Manjeet K. Tangri (H) Renee R. Tasaka Lucille S. Tellett Jeanne M. Terhaar Louise L. & Theodore J. Testen Robert L. Thomson Ruth A. Thurau Rebecca G. Thurn Sonda J. Tolle Mary F. Tracy Virginia B. Turba Martha & Charles P. Turner Bonnie M. Underdahl Cynthia A. Verhey Elaine Voss Christine M. Walsh Mari A. Waters Susan M. Weisbrich Mary E. Wells Wells Fargo Advisors LLC Linda M. Wenkel Richard J. Westphal Bonnie L. Westra & John R. Reidenbach Jane M. Whiting Margaret L. Wiita William Van Dyke Fund– Schwab Charitable Fund Nancy K. Williams (H) Andrea G. Winick Ross J. & Alison B. Wohlhuter Ellen Wolfson Mary E. Wurzbach Irma M. Wyman Xcel Energy Foundation (C) Iris L. Young Marie K. Young Susan J. Zahner Diane M. Zempel Kathleen M. Ziegler Kathleen H. Zyla
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Marti Kubik, director of global programming, right, welcomes Kareema Hussein, University of Kufa School of Nursing assistant professor and visiting scholar, who spoke about efforts to rebuild nursing in Iraq.
Development Director John Kilbride, alum Carolyn Schroeder, Dean Connie White Delaney, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, Goldy Gopher, Jack Spillane, Warren Spannaus (former Minnesota Attorney General, 1971-1983) and Mike Hatch (former Minnesota Attorney General, 1999-2007) celebrate the launch of the Elva Walker Spillane Endowed Leadership Fund.
An audience member asks Pamela Hinds a question about her research related to pediatric cancer at Nursing Research Day.
BSN student Kelly Goblirsch demonstrates safe lifting equipment to STEM students in the University Recreation and Wellness Program.
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The first 20 students in the Veterans Administration Nurse Academic Partnership graduated in May. The partnership will educate another 80 students, skilled in tending to the health needs of veterans, over the next four years.
Students and faculty engaged in activities to advance the public’s understanding of the role of advanced practice nurses at the State Fair in August.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Oct. 13 Nursing Scholarship Reception McNamara Alumni Center
Dec. 11 Fall Commencement Northrop
Oct. 13 Center for Nursing Informatics Fall Event School of Nursing
Jan. 11 Advance Your Nursing Career with a Doctoral Degree Bentson Center
Oct. 16 School of Nursing reception at the American Academy of Nursing conference
Feb. 6 Florida Minne-College Naples
Oct. 19 Advance Your Nursing Career with a Doctoral Degree Bentson Center Nov. 16 Advance Your Nursing Career with a Doctoral Degree Bentson Center Dec. 9 Presidents Club Holiday Party McNamara Alumni Center Dec. 9-10 Nursing Scholarship Benefit Jewelry Sale Phillips-Wangensteen Building
March 5 Arizona Minne-College Scottsdale April 21 Nursing Alumni Spring Celebration and Reunion Town and Country Club, St. Paul April 22 Nursing Research Day McNamara Alumni Center May 13 Spring Commencement Northrop For more information www.nursing.umn.edu